The league involves 160 pro gamers battling it out every week in Gfinity's West London Arena for a prize fund of £225,000. After the 10 weeks, an overall team will be crowned as will three individual game champions.

Each game has its own day of competition. Fridays from 9pm are for Street Fighter 5. Saturdays from 9pm to 11pm are for Counter Strike: Global Offensive. Then Sundays from 5pm are for Rocket League.

The teams are a mix of relatively unknown and seasoned veterans such as Method, Endpoint and Team EnVyUs. All teams are required to draft from Challenger Series, a recurring season of free knockout competitions that allows anyone to take part. If players rack up enough points they have the potential to catch the eye of the Elite teams and get drafted.

Despite the BBC's claim that this move marks the first time esports are coming to BBC 3, back in 2015, BBC Three covered the League of Legends World Championship Quarter-Finals in London. Perhaps it forgot?

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